Fighting in Warsaw

Identifier
irn1000450
Language of Description
English
Alt. Identifiers
  • 1991.260.1
  • RG-60.0251
Dates
1 Jan 1944 - 31 Dec 1944
Level of Description
Item
Languages
  • Silent
Source
EHRI Partner

Creator(s)

  • Bundesarchiv (Germany). Filmarchiv

Scope and Content

Soldiers walking through rubble. Tossing hand grenades. Searching house-to-house. Mostly MS and MLS. Town is deserted. Flamethrowers. The last image is of a German eagle and Swastika, indicating the triumph of the Nazis. Footage and narration seem to indicate that this shows the German response to the Warsaw uprising (Polish revolt) which began on August 1, 1944 and lasted for two months. During and after the rebellion, the Germans razed the entire city of Warsaw.

Note(s)

  • See also Story 247, Film ID 200.

Subjects

  • TOWNS
  • SOLDIERS/MILITARY (GERMAN)
  • SOLDIERS/MILITARY
  • RUBBLE
  • GERMANS
  • FIGHTING
  • WEHRMACHT (GERMAN ARMY)
  • GERMAN OCCUPATION
  • POLAND
  • WEAPONS/ARMS
  • RUINS
  • DESTRUCTION
  • FIRES
  • HOUSES

Places

  • Warsaw, Poland

Genre

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